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:::''Satan obviously creates chaos'' and ''Devil means Satan'' therefore ''Devil means creator of chaos''. So, now ''Devil means creator of chaos'', therefore ''the Bible talked about chaos when it spoke of Satan as the devil'', proving that ''Satan creates chaos''.
:::''Satan obviously creates chaos'' and ''Devil means Satan'' therefore ''Devil means creator of chaos''. So, now ''Devil means creator of chaos'', therefore ''the Bible talked about chaos when it spoke of Satan as the devil'', proving that ''Satan creates chaos''.
:The meaning of διάβόλος is slanderer. You won't find any Greek source where it is understood in another meaning. So even if Luke started to use a new meaning for this word (as a kind of Biblical Humpty-Dumpty), his listeners only would have understood "slanderer".
:The meaning of διάβόλος is slanderer. You won't find any Greek source where it is understood in another meaning. So even if Luke started to use a new meaning for this word (as a kind of Biblical Humpty-Dumpty), his listeners only would have understood "slanderer".
::::The "slanderer" translation does not fit in the context of the [[Three Temptations of Christ]]. The devil was not slandering anyone then. What the devil was doing was trying to derail or create a chaotic disruption to God's order and purpose.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:43, 3 March 2013 (EST)
::::The "slanderer" translation does not fit in the context of the [[Three Temptations of Christ]]. The devil was not slandering anyone then. What the devil was doing was trying to derail or create a chaotic disruption to God's order and purpose.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:43, 3 March 2013 (EST)
:::::It fits fine. It is not a translation. It's his name, or really the kind of thing he is, in every use you're referring to, not a reference to some action he is taking. [[User:NKeaton|Nate]] 10:59, 3 March 2013 (EST)